Governor fills pair of local judgeships

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David “Chuck” Replogle

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Cynthia Black

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Last edited 12:21 p.m., Oct. 29, 2024 [Timeline information has been added.]

Gov. Mike Parson has announced a pair of local judicial appointments in the 30th Judicial Circuit.

Current Webster County Associate Circuit Judge David “Chuck” Replogle will be appointed as circuit judge of the 30th Judicial Circuit, according to a news release from Parson’s office. The circuit court serves Dallas, Hickory, Polk and Webster counties.

Replogle holds a bachelor’s from Missouri Southern State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa. He will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Michael O. Hendrickson. The announcement of Replogle’s appointment comes as he also is on the November election ballot in Dallas, Hickory, Polk and Webster counties as the lone candidate for the 30th Judicial Circuit judge position.

Replogle has served as associate circuit judge in Webster County since 2019. He previously co-owned Marshfield-based law firm RTR Attorneys, which was acquired in late 2018 by Ozarks Elder Law LLC, according to past Springfield Business Journal reporting.

Parson also announced in the release that longtime Marshfield attorney Cynthia R. Black will be appointed to fill Replogle’s soon-to-be-vacated associate circuit judge seat.

Black owns Marshfield law firm Cynthia R. Black, Attorney at Law LLC. She holds a bachelor’s from Missouri State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Stephanie Whitaker, communications director for Gov. Parson’s office, said Replogle will be appointed upon Hendrickson's retirement on Nov. 1. Black will then be appointed following Replogle’s swearing-in ceremony.